{"id":40,"date":"2018-02-06T10:09:33","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T15:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/project-cope\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2019-01-17T09:22:22","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T14:22:22","slug":"runaway-youth-and-aging-out-of-foster-care-sources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/project-cope\/cope-resources\/runaway-youth-and-aging-out-of-foster-care-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Runaway Youth and Aging Out of Foster Care Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Paterson YMCA Aging Out Youth Program<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">128 Ward St.<br \/>\nPaterson, NJ 07505<br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:973-278-8019\">973-278-8019<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Focuses on teaching life skills in the following areas:<\/p>\n<h3>Employment:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Job seeking<\/li>\n<li>Interviewing skills<\/li>\n<li>Filling out a job application<\/li>\n<li>Job maintenance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Money Management:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Budgeting<\/li>\n<li>Banking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Community Resources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Networking<\/li>\n<li>Assist in obtaining vital records<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Communication:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Assertiveness skills<\/li>\n<li>Verbal\/non-verbal<\/li>\n<li>Positive vs. negative<\/li>\n<li>Conflict management<\/li>\n<li>Anger management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Problem Solving &amp; Decision Making:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Personal strength and need assessment<\/li>\n<li>Appropriate choices and consequences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Housing:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Housing options<\/li>\n<li>Understanding housing agreements<\/li>\n<li>Safety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional Services:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Individual\/group counseling<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy<\/li>\n<li>Socialization skills<\/li>\n<li>Community referrals<\/li>\n<li>Goal planning<\/li>\n<li>Skills level assessment<\/li>\n<li>Transportation<\/li>\n<li>Home visits<\/li>\n<li>Stipends<\/li>\n<li>Employment program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information visit the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ymcaofpaterson.org\/family-service-center\/aging-out-youth-center\" target=\"_blank\">YMCA of Paterson Aging Out Youth Center\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Project Youth Haven \u2014 Father English<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">212 Slater St.<br \/>\nPaterson, NJ<br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:973-881-0126\"> 973-881-0126<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Residential and crisis counseling services for runaway, homeless and abused youth, ages 11 to 17, and their families.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">They provide:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Counseling<\/li>\n<li>Temporary shelter<\/li>\n<li>Case management<\/li>\n<li>Outreach and advocacy<\/li>\n<li>Assistance in locating positive placement and aftercare follow-up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>New Jersey Community Development Corporation<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">32 Spruce St.<br \/>\nPaterson, NJ 07501<br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:973-413-1655\">973-413-1655<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Provides housing and support services for homeless youth. The overall goal of the Marion Street project is aimed at transitioning vulnerable and homeless youth to permanent housing and self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">The social services will provide residents with<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>case management<\/li>\n<li>mental health services<\/li>\n<li>drug and alcohol counseling<\/li>\n<li>employment training<\/li>\n<li>educational opportunities and independent living skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information visit the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.njcdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Jersey Community Development Corporation website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They also provide housing for youth aging out of the foster care system. William Waldman Independence House, is a safe, inviting, and inspiring place which provides housing and supportive services for young people in their final years in the foster care system.<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.njcdc.org\/~njcdc\/what-we-do\/page.php?Affordable-Housing-Independence-House-28\" target=\"_blank\">William Waldman Independence House website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Paterson YMCA Aging Out Youth Program 128 Ward St. Paterson, NJ 07505 973-278-8019 Focuses on teaching life skills in the following areas: Employment: Job seeking Interviewing skills Filling out a job application Job maintenance Money Management: Budgeting Banking Community Resources: Networking Assist in obtaining vital records Communication: Assertiveness skills Verbal\/non-verbal Positive vs. negative Conflict [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14,"parent":22,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/project-cope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/project-cope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/project-cope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/project-cope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/project-cope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/project-cope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/project-cope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions\/105"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/project-cope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/project-cope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/project-cope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}